*REVISION (NEW)*

How to revise for History?

Revision timetable , with the topics and the focus questions clearly mapped out
Highlighters, post its and all things colourful to keep you focused on your work
Get the past papers out and make bullet point answers for the questions using your class notes and textbook
Create diagrams for topics, again must be linked to the past paper questions
Answer past paper questions under timed conditions - TEST your time management
Use websites only to collect facts/dates/look at sources. NO WIKIPEDIA!

How not to revise for History?

Spending hours 'reading' from the internet is NOT REVISION
Assuming you now the ideas and can 'pad things out' - you can't if you want to achieve more than a 'C' grade, you need specific evidence

Good Revision Websites - for revision, not playing the games or chatting on facebook at the same time...

Active History Revision
http://www.activehistory.co.uk/igcse/revision.htm

School History
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/revision/index.shtml

Revision Notes
http://www.johndclare.net/

Germany Weimar and Nazi Germany
http://www.gcsehistory.org.uk/modernworld/germany/index.htm

casa historia IGCSE/GCSE
http://www.casahistoria.net/GCSE_history_revision.htm#1%20modern%20history

Cartoon Database ( only look for 1945 to 49 and don’t spend long on this)
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/

History Learning Site ( to check dates/events only)
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern_world_history.htm

Advice from Cambridge

Use this checklist


Read the exam and revision tips, revision should be ACTIVE



ACTIVE REVISION : Past Papers to try

You have MANY Paper 1 questions
Paper 2's, for those of you who need to work on time management and want to improve your source skills

GOOD LUCK